LEGISLATIVE SCORECARDS AND GRADES

SUMMARY –
This is the Maryland Legislative Coalition’s third year of producing scorecards and grades for all of our legislators for the session.  This year, as with last year, we are presenting the scorecard with 3 components:
· Voting Record
· Committee Efficiency
· Individual Initiative

We have done this to provide objective information on the behaviors that we believe constituents are interested in: how their representatives vote, what their committees get done and how active they are in sponsoring and leading the passage of legislation in accordance with our values.

Voting Record –
This year, as with last year, only floor votes were scored.  We have tracked the votes for bills that failed in committee, but have not presented those statistics here.

Committee Efficiency –
Committees were scored in terms of their rate of passage of bills, using our 199 priority bills, and each legislator was given the grade corresponding to the committee they were on. Some committees only passed 67% of the bills that they saw out of committee, while others passed 100%. It is our hope that this will shine a light on the need for committees to function efficiently and effectively, particularly given the compressed schedule of the Maryland legislature.  Committee leaders are shown in bold on the Committee column.

Individual Initiative –
The individual initiative score rates bills sponsored, as a subset of our 199 priority bills, by each legislator. Here we are attempting to draw attention to the individual leadership of legislators, beyond the work of the committee they were assigned to. 

Together we hope that the 3 scores – the voting record, the individual initiative and the efficiency of the committee of each representative, provides constituents with an objective and balanced view of the performance of each legislator.

The full scorecard with all the scoring for each bill can be found by clicking on Scorecard – 2020 Final   or copying this link into your browser –

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-Yy2A5VKBcyyNqwunJ5Czr-OWoHQ0aSk/view?usp=sharing

A summary of the final scores and grades can be found below.

  TOTAL GRADE TOTAL SCORE COMMITTEE COMMITTEE PRODUCTIVITY METRIC #BILLS   SPONSORED
HOUSE OF DELEGATES          
Acevero, Gabriel 95% A APP 100% 3
Adams, Christopher T. -14% F ECM 67%  
Anderson, Curt 82% B JUD 95%  
Anderton, Carl, Jr. 21% F E&T 80%  
Arentz, Steven J. -16% F ECM 67%  
Arikan, Lauren -38% F JUD 83%  
Attar, Dalya 100% A E&T 80%  
Atterbeary, Vanessa E. 100% A JUD 95% 2
Bagnall, Heather 95% A HGO 86%  
Barnes, Ben 100% A APP 100%  
Barnes, Darryl 95% A W&M 86%  
Barron, Erek L. 95% A HGO 86% 2
Bartlett, J. Sandy 100% A JUD 83% 1
Barve, Kumar P. 100% A E&T 80% 3
Beitzel, Wendell R. -14% F APP 100%  
Bhandari, Harry 86% B HGO 86%  
Boteler, Joseph C 57% F W&M 86%  
Boyce, Regina 100% A E&T 80% 1
Branch, Chanel 95% A ECM 67%  
Branch, Talmadge 100% A ECM 67%  
Bridges, Tony 100% A APP 100%  
Brooks, Benjamin 100% A ECM 67%  
Buckel, Jason C. -21% F W&M 86%  
Cain, Alice 100% A W&M 86% 1
Cardin, Jon S 100% A JUD 83% 1
Carey, Ned 86% B ECM 67%  
Carr, Alfred C., Jr. 100% A HGO 86%  
Chang, Mark S. 100% A APP 100% 1
Charkoudian, Lorig 100% A ECM 67% 6
Charles, Nick 95% A HGO 86%  
Chisholm, Brian -16% F HGO 86%  
Ciliberti, Barrie S. -8% F E&T 80%  
Clark, Jerry 10% F E&T 80%  
Clippinger, Luke 100% A JUD 83% 2
Conaway, Frank M., Jr. 95% A JUD 83%  
Corderman, Paul 2% F APP 100% 1
Cox, Dan -22% F JUD 95%  
Crosby, Brian M. 81% B ECM 67%  
Crutchfield, Charlotte 100% A JUD 83% 2
Cullison, Bonnie 100% A HGO 86% 3
Davis, Debra 95% A JUD 83% 1
Davis, Dereck E. 100% A ECM 67% 1
Dumais, Kathleen M. 95% A ECM 67% 2
Ebersole, Eric 100% A W&M 86% 2
Feldmark, Jessica 100% A W&M 86%  
Fennell, Diana M. 100% A ECM 67%  
Fisher, Mark N. -30% F ECM 67%  
Fisher, Wanika 95% A JUD 83%  
Forbes, Catherine 100% A APP 100% 1
Fraser-Hidalgo, David 100% A E&T 80% 4
Ghrist, Jefferson L. -28% F APP 100%  
Gilchrist, Jim 100% A E&T 80%  
Grammer, Robin L., Jr. -30% F JUD 83%  
Griffith, Mike -16% F JUD 83%  
Guyton, Michele 81% B W&M 86%  
Harrison, Andrea Fletcher 95% A E&T 80%  
Hartman, Wayne A. -30% F W&M 86% 1
Haynes, Keith E. 100% A JUD 83%  
Healey, Anne 100% A E&T 80%  
Henson, Shaneka 91% A APP 100%  
Hill, Terri 95% A HGO 86% 1
Holmes, Marvin E., Jr. 100% A E&T 80%  
Hornberger, Kevin B. 10% F W&M 86%  
Howard, Seth A. 7% F ECM 67%  
Impallaria, Rick -38% F ECM 67%  
Ivey, Julian 100% A W&M 86% 1
Jackson, Carl 86% B ECM 67%  
Jackson, Michael A. 95% A APP 100%  
Jacobs, Jay A. -2% F E&T 80%  
Jalisi, Jay 57% F E&T 80% 1
Johnson, Steve 86% B HGO 86%  
Jones, Adrienne A. 100% A     3
Kaiser, Anne R. 100% A W&M 86% 1
Kelly, Ariana B. 100% A HGO 86% 1
Kerr, Ken 95% A HGO 86%  
Kipke, Nicholaus R. -5% F HGO 86%  
Kittleman, Trent -25% F APP 100%  
Korman, Marc 100% A APP 100% 5
Krebs, Susan W. -21% F HGO 86%  
Krimm, Carol L. 100% A APP 100% 1
Lehman, Mary A. 100% A E&T 80% 2
Lewis, Jazz 95% A JUD 83%  
Lewis, Robbyn 100% A HGO 86%  
Lierman, Brooke E. 95% A E&T 80% 3
Lisanti, Mary Ann 84% B W&M 86%  
Long, Robert B. -27% F W&M 86%  
Lopez, Lesley J 100% A JUD 83%  
Love, Sara 100% A E&T 80% 2
Luedtke, Eric G. 100% A W&M 86% 1
Malone, Michael E. -2% F JUD 83%  
Mangione, Nino -24% F APP 100%  
Mautz, Johnny -5% F ECM 67%  
McComas, Susan -14% F JUD 83%  
McIntosh, Maggie 100% A APP 100%  
McKay, Mike -12% F APP 100%  
Metzgar, Ric -2% F APP 100%  
Miller, Warren E. -48% F ECM 67%  
Moon, David 100% A JUD 83% 2
Morgan, Matthew -21% F HGO 86%  
Mosby, Nick 91% A W&M 86% 5
Otto, Charles J. -12% F E&T 80%  
Palakovich-Carr, Julie 100% A W&M 86% 7
Parrott, Neil -40% F E&T 80%  
Patterson, Edith J. 100% A W&M 86%  
Pena-Melnyk, Joseline A. 100% A HGO 86% 3
Pendergrass, Shane E. 100% A HGO 86% 3
Pippy, Jesse T. -12% F JUD 83%  
Proctor, Susie 64% D APP 100%  
Qi, Lily 95% A ECM 67%  
Queen, Pam 91% A ECM 67%  
Reilly, Teresa E. -21% F HGO 86%  
Reznik, Kirill 100% A APP 100% 1
Rogers, Mike 100% A ECM 67% 1
Rose, April -26% F W&M 86%  
Rosenberg, Samuel I. 95% A HGO 86% 2
Ruth, Sheila 100% A E&T 80%  
Saab, Sid -5% F HGO 86%  
Sample-Hughes, Sheree 91% A HGO 86%  
Shetty, Emily 100% A JUD 83% 3
Shoemaker, Haven -25% F W&M 86%  
Smith, Stephanie 95% A W&M 86% 1
Solomon, Jared 100% A APP 100% 2
Stein, Dana 100% A E&T 80% 4
Stewart, Vaughn 100% A E&T 80% 9
Szeliga, Kathy -12% F HGO 86%  
Terrasa, Jen 100% A E&T 80%  
Turner, Veronica 100% A ECM 67%  
Valderrama, Kriselda 100% A ECM 67% 1
Valentino-Smith, Geraldine 95% A APP 100% 1
Walker, Jay 81% B ECM 67%  
Washington, Alonzo T. 100% A W&M 86% 1
Watson, Courtney 100% A ECM 67% 1
Watson, Ron 90% A JUD 95% 1
Wells, Melissa 91% A E&T 80%  
Wilkins, Jheanelle K. 100% A W&M 86% 3
Williams, Nicole 100% A JUD 83%  
Wilson, C. T. 90% A ECM 67% 1
Wivell, William J. -38% F E&T 80%  
Young, Karen Lewis 100% A HGO 86% 2
Young, Pat 100% A APP 100%  
SENATE          
Augustine, Malcolm 100% A FIN 78% 1
Bailey, Jack 13% F EHEA 69%  
Beidle, Pamela 100% A FIN 78% 2
Benson, Joanne C. 91% A FIN 78% 1
Carroza, Mary Beth 25% F EHEA 69%  
Carter, Jill 91% A JPR 89% 3
Cassilly, Robert 18% F JPR 89%  
Eckardt, Adelaide C. 42% F BUD 100%  
Edwards, George C. 33% F BUD 100%  
Elfreth, Sarah 100% A BUD 100% 1
Ellis, Arthur 100% A EHEA 69% 1
Feldman, Brian J. 100% A FIN 78% 5
Ferguson, Bill 100% A BUD 100% 2
Gallion, Jason 17% F EHEA 69% 1
Griffith, Melony 100% A BUD 83%  
Guzzone, Guy 92% A BUD 100%  
Hayes, Antonio 92% A FIN 78% 1
Hershey, Stephen S., Jr. 18% F FIN 78%  
Hester, Katie 91% A EHEA 69% 3
Hettleman, Shelly 100% A JPR 89%  
Hough, Michael J. 22% F JPR 89% 1
Jennings, J. B. 33% F FIN 78%  
Kagan, Cheryl C. 100% A EHEA 69% 3
Kelley, Delores G. 100% A FIN 78% 2
King, Nancy J. 100% A BUD 100% 1
Klausmeier, Katherine 75% C FIN 78%  
Kramer, Ben 100% A FIN 78% 2
Lam, Clarence 92% A EHEA 69% 11
Lee, Susan C. 100% A JPR 89% 6
McCray, Cory 92% A BUD 100% 3
Miller, Thomas V. Mike, Jr. 100% A BUD 100% 1
Patterson, Obie 100% A EHEA 69%  
Peters, Douglas J.  100% A BUD 100% 1
Pinsky, Paul G. 100% A EHEA 69% 6
Ready, Justin 17% F JPR 89%  
Reilly, Edward R. 67% D FIN 78%  
Rosapepe, Jim 100% A BUD 100%  
Salling, Johnny Ray 17% F BUD 100%  
Serafini, Andrew A. 8% F BUD 100%  
Simonaire, Bryan W. 17% F EHEA 69%  
Smith, William C., Jr. 100% A JPR 89% 6
Sydnor, Charles E 100% A JPR 89% 3
Waldstreicher, Jeff 100% A JPR 89% 3
Washington, Mary 100% A JPR 89% 3
West, Chris 83% B JPR 89% 4
Young, Ronald N. 100% A JPR 89% 3
Zucker, Craig J. 100% A BUD 100% 2